paracentesis
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Origin of paracentesis
1590–1600; < Latin paracentēsis perforation, tapping < Greek parakéntēsis, equivalent to parakentē-, variant stem of parakenteîn to prick beside ( para- para- 1 + kenteîn to prick, pierce) + -sis -sis
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Again, the temperature often fell to normal after paracentesis and removal of the blood, to rise again with a fresh accumulation, which was not uncommon.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
In heart-injuries, paracentesis, followed, if necessary, by incision of the pericardium, is advised by some surgeons.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
If collapse of the lung is threatened, a surgical operation, termed paracentesis thoracis, is sometimes performed; this consists in puncturing the chest cavity and drawing off a part of the fluid.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Every probable means to relieve her had been attempted by Dr. Groome, but to no purpose; and she had undergone the operation of the paracentesis repeatedly.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
Dr., on fissure of palate, 200.Bladder, puncture of, 284.Bonnet on radical cure of hernia, 245.Botal on amputation, 47.Bowditch on paracentesis thoracis, 221.Bowman's operation, lachrymal canal, 153.Brachial, ligature of, 242.Brodie,
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Martineau describes a remarkable case of twenty-five years' duration, in which 80 paracenteses were performed and 6630 pints of fluid were withdrawn.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
In 1721 Morand reported two cases of ascites in one of which, by the means of 57 paracenteses, 970 pounds of fluid were drawn off in twenty-two months.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Kaltschmid describes a case of ascites in which, in 12 paracenteses, 500 pounds of fluid were removed.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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